passageways

plural of passageway
as in corridors
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the passageway to the other side of the office

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Recent Examples of passageways Their three robotic rovers, outfitted with an array of cutting-edge imagery gear including time-of-flight cameras, helped the team generate an atlas of 3D maps of the site - from its skylight to its inner passageways. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Those tendrils of greenery would act as invitations worth accepting, passageways to Queens’s own central park, a haven of natural beauty, noisy play, quiet retreat, and social gathering. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025 The front hall soars dramatically to the top of the second floor while arched passageways lead to the formal living and dining rooms and to the large family room. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025 Through long tracking shots, Epure frequently captures Maria roaming passageways, with purpose but never entirely at home in her surroundings. Olivia Bennett, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025 Local residents dug them by hand out of the terrain’s red basaltic soil, resulting in an approximately 6,000-foot-long network of rooms and passageways that existed on three subterranean levels, ranging from 33 to 75 feet below ground. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025 Episode 2, set at Jamie’s school just a few days after the incident, thrives in the chaos of innumerable moving pieces as kids push through crowded passageways, cram inside cacophonous classrooms, and even parade out to the playground during an unexpected fire drill. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025 Melting ice is opening maritime passageways in the Arctic, and shipping in the region, already on the rise, will only ramp up further as the world warms. Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025 Now, nestled among its arched passageways, are a number of tony beauty haunts, too. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
  • Not abstract, delayed or generalized data, but precise, real-time and location-specific insights delivered from the world’s most remote forests, deepest watersheds and most polluted urban corridors.
    Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Carter has to hide behind pieces of waist-high cover and move around Simms, who patrols the corridors of the ship, to try and make it to his destination.
    Echo Apsey, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In middle school cafeterias, high school hallways and across college campuses, Charlie Kirk's death spread phone to phone.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The consignment shop also has a large selection of rugs, including those for smaller spaces, such as powder rooms and hallways.
    Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The concourses in each stand, for instance, have all been given a different theme, ranging from homages to Everton greats through to fan culture and even the city’s industrial and musical heritage.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Passageways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passageways. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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